ORANGE ALMOND MACARONS

PREP + COOK TIME 40 MINUTES (+ STANDING & COOLING) MAKES 16

3 egg whites

¼ cup (55g) caster sugar orange food colouring

1¼ cups (200g) icing sugar

1 cup (120g) ground almonds 1 teaspoon finely grated

orange rind

2 tablespoons flaked almonds

1/3 cup (115g) orange marmalade 1 Grease two oven trays; line with baking paper.

2 Beat egg whites in a small bowl with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Add caster sugar and a few drops of colouring; beat until sugar dissolves. Transfer mixture to a large bowl. Fold in sifted icing sugar, ground almonds and rind, in two batches.

3 Spoon mixture into a piping bag fitted with a 2cm plain tube. Pipe 4cm rounds about 2cm apart onto trays. Tap trays on bench so macarons spread slightly. Sprinkle macarons with flaked almonds; stand for 30 minutes.

4 Meanwhile, preheat oven to 150°C/130°C fan.

5 Bake macarons for 20 minutes. Cool on trays.

6 Sandwich the macarons with marmalade.